Shloka 36
भविष्य-मन्वन्तराः (अष्टम-चतुर्दश) तथा कल्प-युग-व्यवस्था
देववान् उपदेवश् च देवश्रेष्ठादयस् तथा मनोस् तस्य महावीर्या भविष्यन्ति सुता नृपाः
devavān upadevaś ca devaśreṣṭhādayas tathā manos tasya mahāvīryā bhaviṣyanti sutā nṛpāḥ
From that Manu will arise mighty sons—kings of great valor—namely Devavān and Upadeva, and also Devaśreṣṭha and others; thus will his royal progeny be established in the world’s order.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Manvantara particulars: Manu’s offspring and the ordering of kingship within the cycle
Teaching: Historical
Quality: authoritative
Creation Stage: Manvantara
Concept: Royal power is legitimate when it arises within Manu’s dharmic order and supports the stability of the world.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Treat leadership as stewardship: align authority with duty, protection, and restraint rather than personal gain.
Vishishtadvaita: Cosmic order (niyati/dharma) is upheld under Nārāyaṇa’s sovereignty, with worldly rulers functioning as dependent instruments.
Dharma Exemplar: Rajadharma (valor aligned with order)
Key Kings: Devavān, Upadeva, Devaśreṣṭha
Vishnu Form: Narayana
FAQs
It signals that Manu’s lineage is not merely biological but administrative—his sons become instruments of dharma, establishing stable rule that sustains the Manvantara’s social and cosmic order.
He presents a structured genealogy—naming Manu’s descendants in sequence—so Maitreya can understand how rulership and dharma flow through time as part of the Manvantara framework.
Even when Vishnu is not named in every verse, the Purana frames kingship and lineage as upheld by Vishnu’s sovereignty—he sustains the order in which Manu’s descendants arise and govern.